Vega, Suzanne - Marlene On The Wall Lyrics

She describes her local New York district a little bit like the Beatles do with Penny Lane...very perceptive and intelligent...where have all the great songwriters gone?

JESUS!!! I MEAN PRIMAL PLACE

I MEAN pirates

Arrrghh spellcheck!!!

I like how she sings from her privates

I'm sorry, but when I think of strong women, their words and music and impact I think much more folks like Vega much more than T. Swift. Shoulders of giants

The people saying "omg she's so underrated" about a famous and acclaimed artist are just admitting that for them the ultimate accolade is Britney Spears-like commercial success.

Great song. The production dates it a little. 10 years before or after and it would sounded a lot better.

...sorry I took so long to fall for you. ...breathtaking in that dress.

And scandalously sexy!!

Wonderful! One of the best musicians!

I bought this album in the spring of 1987. I was just about to graduate from high school in Schenectady N.Y. This was my favorite song. It always reminds me of that last beautiful summer with friends and being scared shitless of the future that was ahead of me. I wish I could tell my then self to be not afraid.

My 3 favorite bands are Lord Huron, Suzanne Vega, and ABBA

we need the oldies back today's music is shite

She looks like Miranda from Sex and the City.

Oh my God, this is so good. Seething rage

What happened to her dark hair?

It dyed ,may it rest in peace

And not the inspiration for 'Napoleon. '

Great song

One of the first songs that got me hooked to 'smooth jazz' 94.7 Wave Los Angeles.

Un brivido lungo una vita

Adoro essa música. Delícia!

A clever, talented artist.

feel so old...great track.....

Extraordinary lyrics, love this song x

smooth as silk. perfect and cool.

Beautiful !

that sucks

Love this song <3

Saw her live 3 times. 1st time was on her 1st UK tour. Saw her at Colston Hall in Bristol. This track was what got me hooked on her music

This is such an early 90s song but it's from 1985

She has similar eyes to Madonna.

I loved working at beautiful days with her

14 yrs old, into hip hop and electro soul when this was released BUT this for some reason stopped me as it was so different at the time.. cheeky gap in her teeth as well lol

You'd think in 2018 EVERYONE could have internet without videos stalling thus ruining the vibe. - Artificial scarcity for Bankers profit has existed for thousands of years with everything else, why should the Web be any different?

Love this song!

British culture is dying Sharia rules you.

Spud ly OK Bot

Wrong video. I think you want one of the Nazi videos.

💗💗💗💗💗💗

The solo is beautiful

yay marlena

well.... we had the best!

À shiny morning....

We love Suzanne! Few compare to thee!

Real woman, real music.

Never heard this beautiful song before just now, radio 2 just played and stirred my interest just gorgeous

Ever been to The Netherlands?

Inspiring!

Dang the chord progression in this song is so baller. Going into the chorus is so unexpected but feels so right

Magnificent song - one of my desert island picks

Better than Taylor Swift and the rest of them ...classy.

I adore this track!🔥

She's amazing

Had this on 10 inch vinyl when the single came out
Love the first album, and all her others in truth
Fantastic and man, she looks so young ( then didn't we all) - still sounds amazing

Good Well Written Songs, And Classy Good lookin lass aswell

Ela esta´ mais linda hoje do que há vinte anos!

Loved Suzanne Vega as Teenager. So good to listen to these great songs again.

If I had known how shit the 2000's were going to be I would have stayed in the '80s

Some rad chick turned me on to Suzanne Vega as this record was released. Have hear 1st release discs & they're still damn good.

This song seems from 2010.

Joaquim Coutinho I believe it's from 85

That was my point, its very modern for its time

Suzanne's for sure cuter than Marlene! Too bad she won't read this comment....

KELLY/SOPHIA WELCOME BACK, YN NYMEGEN, graiLy greetings, 8 0f SWORDS with BONObo-RRules...and TIPI- behavioR SEBAS SEBAS SEBAS, ys

Track 2, Steve Kinder & Teja Bell's Windsurfer, is not on this playlist.
On YouTube it can be found at v=rc8_RmSr0Pk .

a classic from way back in the 80's,.. reminds me of a girl i fancied who used to work in starbucks.

saved my life

What is Marlene? Like a painting or what?

A poster of Marlene Dietrich, look her up on wikipedia, if you know neither, ask google ...

This song reminds me of singing

1985.
Still sounds great :)

2 the reincarnation of SOPHIA, NOW named KELLY: I almost tattood with a ROSE but, I wanted 2 B. older than 38, greetings the boy from the LAKE.ps.A statue from 90 miles high 2 price Mick Jagger, ERGO: ERIK USMANI.....NB. Doe je volle broer, ROBIN TIMMEERS , de groeten, KOZMIK!! ( ilve WITH me ), BEESJE= RESHAH ( my name at SOPHIA-TIME................and, more 2 come ).

Superb! Nothing more to say!

Agreed Horro! She's superb! Big kiss for her!

Holy crap, apparently she is managed by Michael Hausman (drummer of the 80s band Til Tuesday). He also manages ex-bandmate Aimee Mann. Small world!

I think in an interview she said she is independent now.

Her voice is so unemotional and restrained. Suzanne is like the antipode of Kate Bush. And I love them both)

Still my favourite song by her.

Mine too!

@Virginia Taylor FUN FACT:
when I moved to NYC from Boston, I knew Suzanne Vega lived around SoHo or Tribeca, so I woudl always look out for her as I Bike Messengered. and... ONE DAY... there she was (on the outskirts of the nabe, mostly industrial and few people) walking up the sidewalk... and I pulled up and asked "are you Suzanne Vega?" and she said "Yes" and I said "Is that your real hair color?" (it was very red) and she said "It was when I was a baby" (!!!), and I laughed (because she's funny and irresistible) and then drove away. (Had I not been sworn to celibacy, I would've tried to date her by any means necessary.) (OUCH!) (A few more words may have been exchanged but I don't recall them. My rule is to never hassle "famous" people. They deal with non-stop pests.)

This is a great song but killed and terribly dated by the awful 80s production.

I love the dated look and feel. It was the times, not the fake polished look of today.

Slant Six I'm not talking about the look , I'm talking about the music production

I'm fighting things i cannot see lalalala

Ah the 80s, loved those days...

It is funny that she looks at the guitar every now and then to see if the chord is ok even though this is a video and you don't need to play correctly. I guess she wanted to have a real performance feeling to the video. No offense though, this is a nice song & video and Suzanne is nice too :).

Dang, you're right. Nice analysts!

why have I never heard this song before?

Well, I've heard it now,....and I'm going to hear it lots more times.

they don't make music like this any more

I dunno, Suzanne Vega is still making awesome music!

The fuck they don't??? You're just looking in the wrong places

EXTRAKLASSE... !

What can I say?

I listened to this song, whilst driving a bus towards the Dead Sea, 1989, still a very great song.

What's with the American Psycho looking dude?

Such a unique and gifted talent; a vocal style seriously without compare....

She's no criminal
all who know her music
love her
body and soul

Folk /Pop Rock. Honest Vega

She is brilliant.

the first time I heard it, I was in a car... driving to my parents home while it was raining hard, I felt so lonley, it was 1985. now 2016 they played this song and again I was about on the the same spot driving to my parents and it was raining, I felt the same like I did back then, the only soldiers are we, we fight things we can not see.....

First time I heard this song was driving to the Belgian Grand Prix in '85 at Spa- that day stood out for because my ears pricked up straight away when this came on the radio- and also because I found a great vantage point at Eau Rogue to get a first hand view of a young Ayrton Senna claim his second ever Grand Prix win in the JPS Lotus on a wet, misty afternoon.

...I still remember that afternoon like it was yesterday, coming home buzzing with that feeling of contentment you get after you have a day where everything just 'turns out'...

I heard this back in 2003 on SNL........... I have never forgotten it.

There are days I can't remember my own name... but this song... I always remember.

Such brilliant music :-) . Totally love it

This is such a beautiful song.

that I'm taking take that off my wall the boyfriend sick of the sight of them staring when we have sex xxx

Marlene Dietrich.

That's who I believe the "Marlene" in the song is.

totally love that song. suzanne vega is indeed dramatically underrated.

The guitar solo is a masterpiece study in taste and phrasing. A clean Stratocaster straight through a small amp with no effects, played with restraint, with nothing but good ideas.

I've been studying this myself!

What a lovely voice, she's amazing. :)

Jonas - go report that!

LOVE this song.

LOVE this song.

Masterpiece!

+SKOTP69 totally  agree I believe this was inspired by  a  poster of  MARLENE DIETRICH  beautiful song and  what a beautiful woman she does  remind me of  the  actress from  THE LOVE BOAT  or  maybe  the sailor reference is playing with my mind!!   I''m glad  I stopped drinking    enjoy m8!!

+Harvey Lee , I haven't confirmation on that, but I do see that, as well. The scenes with Vega dressed glamorously in black, sitting on a ledge that could easily be imagined as a piano, the way Dietrich did it back in the thirties. The mesh veil, the compact implying sophistication and glamour. It was like the underground version of Bette Davis Eyes. LOL